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hurstalero
02-10-2005, 07:53 PM
Has anyboy ever used an APC or similar LED tailight bulb replacement? Is it brighter? Does it look cool?


Weber
alero_ecotec
02-11-2005, 12:24 PM
Yes, mine are definately brighter, and they do look pretty cool from behind.
hurstalero
02-11-2005, 08:25 PM
Anybody with pictures of stock tail lights with LED replacement bulbs?



Weber
Screamin eagle
02-11-2005, 09:11 PM
heres mine......

kinda blurry
Screamin eagle
02-11-2005, 09:25 PM
They are definately harder to see I think, the brake lights don't light up very much at all. I've got the new matrix brake lights with about 25 leds per bulb. People tell me they can hardly tell the difference between my brake lights and my park lights. The 3rd brake light is VERY bright though.
FormulaNERD
02-11-2005, 09:28 PM
the matrix ones from autoilumination.com?
Screamin eagle
02-11-2005, 09:31 PM
yeah, they would be ok if our lenses were deeper I think
FormulaNERD
02-11-2005, 09:38 PM
hmmm, that sucks, i thought they'd be really good. i have cheap apc ones, and they are way brighter... just nothing shining into the lense, straight forward.

right now i just have them in the center tails, and everyone says it looks like snake eyes, i want a wider beam, but i guess they wont be as bright.

oh well, wont have the car much longer anyway.
Screamin eagle
02-11-2005, 11:26 PM
the matrix ones aren't worth the extra money. I guess there are about 19 leds that face to the rear versus 15 on my cheapy bulbs. I was really hoping that the leds that are supposed to shine in the reflector would only light when the brakes were applied, haven't been able to find those anywhere though.
FormulaNERD
02-11-2005, 11:38 PM
yea, it would work alot better like that.
-Alero-
02-12-2005, 12:40 AM
i reccomend going to SuperbrightLEDs.com best bulb site i have ever been to, and best of all they ship your poop to you in 3 days.......very high quality IMO, me and anderbra shop there
Screamin eagle
02-12-2005, 01:20 AM
that site doesn't look too bad.
-Alero-
02-12-2005, 01:23 AM
high quality bulbs, im telling ya, you should read thier disclaimer's and all thier guarentee's.
-Alero-
02-12-2005, 01:23 AM
high quality bulbs, im telling ya, you should read thier disclaimer's and all thier guarentee's.
eag182
02-12-2005, 10:36 AM
Dig. cam's can't capture LED lights that well. You sorta have to trust someone with them
OrangeALero
02-12-2005, 11:28 AM
i should buy some
rmulax19
02-12-2005, 01:13 PM
i put in the APC ones as soon as i bought my car and it blew half the fuses in my fuse panels. maybe it was a bad set but who knows...
FrankNY
02-12-2005, 11:00 PM
Originally posted by Screamin eagle@Feb 11 2005, 09:25 PM
They are definately harder to see I think, the brake lights don't light up very much at all. I've got the new matrix brake lights with about 25 leds per bulb. People tell me they can hardly tell the difference between my brake lights and my park lights. The 3rd brake light is VERY bright though.
What did you install in the 3rd brake light? I'd like to get mine to light up like that.
FormulaNERD
02-12-2005, 11:06 PM
it's a third brake from an impala/monte carlo.
Screamin eagle
02-12-2005, 11:11 PM
here frank...

http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=6781
FrankNY
02-13-2005, 12:29 AM
Thanks! :thumbsup:
Screamin eagle
02-13-2005, 12:47 AM
If you do this mod and you drill holes in the LED tail light, be careful where you drill your holes. When I did mine, I drilled out some stuff on the board and I had to repair it. Just pay attention to where you drill. I think I paid $25 from carparts.com
02_Silver_Ho
02-13-2005, 01:22 AM
As well as rmulax19, I bought a pair of these LED bulbs from Checkers (dont know if anyone has it by them) right when I put them in, blew a fuse right away, why is that happening? I dont know why these shouldn't work, they say 3157 right on the package, any help? Maybe I was rushing putting them in the first time and blew a fuse, but i'd like to know for sure that these will work before buying another box a fuses.. Thanks

Need to change my sig pretty soon, unless a miracle happens...
Screamin eagle
02-13-2005, 01:34 AM
when you push the bulbs in, make sure that the metal pins on the bulb are straight, only thing I could think of is if the metal pins were touching something and grounding out.
02_Silver_Ho
02-13-2005, 01:53 AM
That sounds possible, because when I put the bulb in, I heard a noise, most likely the fuse breaking. I'll try tomorrow and see how it goes.. I dont want to start a new post, but how can i make the center dome light from falling down after i replaced it with aftermarket bulbs, as well as the rear view mirrow, I cant seem to get those bulbs out, I dont want to break them, that would make it worse, but is there an easy way to get those out?? Thanks...